News channel celebrates becoming third most-watched US political platform while sharing uplifting stories of refugee kindness and medical breakthroughs.
By Aaron Parnas•November 30, 2025•8 min read
Good News
Good morning everyone, and Happy Sunday! As always, we start this day with good news only, because real, tangible good still exists and it deserves to be celebrated. That’s what this community is all about. We remind ourselves, and each other, that hope isn’t gone, that truth still matters, and that good news still has a place in this world.
So drop one piece of good news from your week in the comments!
As for me, I’ve got two: First: I’m marathon training, and I ran ten miles averaging under eight minutes per mile. Second: For an entire month straight, we are now the third most-watched news/political channel in the country behind only Fox News and the Daily Mail, and we’re gaining on them fast.
This is happening because of you. You’ve given me the best job in the world, and I can’t fully express how grateful I am.
A 69-year-old Syrian refugee in Ohio, Hazaa Alabdullah, has become beloved in his English class for bringing homemade food every week, lifting classmates’ spirits and embodying the community-focused generosity that made his story go viral—sharing that serving others fulfills his dream of building a new family and life in America.
A three-year-old boy with severe Hunter syndrome became the first patient to receive a new stem-cell–based gene therapy that fixes the defective IDS gene, and within months showed near-normal development, offering a breakthrough for an otherwise fatal disorder that current treatments cannot fully address, though his older brother is beyond the trial’s treatment window.
After rescuing and rehabilitating an orphaned baby otter named Leya in Sweden, Mats Janzon returned her to the wild—yet she still joyfully swims to his kayak, climbs aboard, and cuddles with him whenever she sees him, a heartwarming reminder of the deep bonds that can form between humans and animals.
In a remarkably civil local election in Surry County, Virginia, 19-year-old Cameran Drew narrowly defeated his former high-school civics teacher and mentor, Kenneth Bell—running a positivity-focused campaign inspired by Bell himself, winning by just 10 votes, and earning his teacher’s proud and gracious support despite the close race.
Scientists in Australia are using an AI-guided robot called the Deployment Guidance System to scan the seafloor and precisely plant protective ceramic “baby coral” units across damaged sections of the Great Barrier Reef, enabling large-scale, accurately targeted coral restoration that would be impossible for humans to perform alone.
A Scottish couple, Andy and Sharon Longhurst, transformed their home into “Hedgehog Haven,” building multiple wards, an ICU, and a volunteer network to rehabilitate over 500 injured or orphaned hedgehogs since 2023—expanding from caring for 7 animals in an upstairs room to operating a full rescue service that now supports hedgehogs across several regions and has earned national awards.
A new monthly injection called tezepelumab has shown highly promising trial results, with 90% of 300 severe asthma patients able to reduce or stop daily steroid tablets without worsening symptoms—offering a potential safer alternative to long-term steroid use and marking what experts call a major, transformative step forward in asthma care.
A new Canadian study shows that agrivoltaic systems—growing crops beneath solar panels—can increase food production, improve soil health, and raise farm income (e.g., a projected $3.9 billion boost for German potato farms), supporting global evidence that solar shading benefits dozens of crops while helping farmers withstand climate extremes.
Woman’s Weekly readers knitted and crocheted a total of 46,506 woolen toy mice using a free pattern, sending thousands of parcels to the magazine’s London office, which led to a Guinness World Record and provided enrichment toys to more than 300 rescue centers across the UK to comfort and stimulate shelter cats while continuing the magazine’s long tradition of community crafting projects that have also produced thousands of hats, blankets, and baby vests for people and animals in need.
Brazilian researchers have identified a peptide in the venom of the Amazonian scorpion Brotheas amazonicus that destroys breast cancer cells in lab tests with effectiveness comparable to the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, offering a potential new anti-tumor therapy as scientists continue exploring venom-derived compounds for medical applications.
A hiker in Norway uncovered a remarkably preserved 1,500-year-old wooden reindeer trap and associated hunting gear that had recently emerged from melting ice on the Aurlandsfjellet Plateau, giving archaeologists rare insight into Iron Age mass-capture hunting practices and daily life in early Norwegian society.
Zach Zarembinski and Isabelle Richards, two Minnesotans who met as teenagers in adjacent hospital rooms while both were in comas from unrelated accidents, reconnected years later, fell in love, and returned to the same hospital where they first lay side by side so Zach could propose during a special recording of their podcast.
The Tule River Indian Tribe has reclaimed 17,000 acres of ancestral Sierra Nevada land and released native Tule elk to roam again, establishing a conservation corridor that supports wildlife restoration, cultural land stewardship, and environmental protection.
Egypt became the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health concern, achieving WHO-verified success after decades of surveillance, antibiotic campaigns, surgery programs, and sanitation improvements that reduced infection rates below elimination thresholds nationwide.
Two long-lost early organ pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, the Chaconne in D minor and Chaconne in G minor, discovered in the 1990s and only recently authenticated by Bach scholar Peter Wollny, were performed for the first time in 320 years at Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church, an event celebrated by Germany’s culture minister as a historic milestone for classical music.
John Oliver auctioned off his own original Bob Ross painting along with dozens of quirky show memorabilia, raising a record 1.5 million dollars for public media, including over 1 million dollars for the Ross artwork alone.
A 10th grader in Lancaster used CPR he had learned at school to save his stepfather’s life after finding him in cardiac arrest, performing chest compressions for eight minutes until he began breathing again and earning praise from doctors who said his quick action prevented brain damage.
A Bay Area program called Little Pardners Rodeo gives children with developmental challenges a joyful day of inclusive cowboy activities, allowing them to ride ponies, try lassoing and build confidence in a supportive environment created by a father whose own son has Down syndrome.
Scientists studying a mysterious whale call off Baja California finally spotted and sampled two living gingko-toothed beaked whales, a species never previously seen alive, confirming their identity and linking them to a distinctive echolocation signal that will help map and protect this elusive deep-diving species.
A Canadian wellness center is helping children with mobility disorders take their first steps using the donated Trexo robotic exoskeleton, a ground-touching, sensor-guided walker that has enabled kids like Leo, once told he would never walk, to build strength and learn to move independently.
Sgt. Bo, a once-stray mutt turned Nashville police therapy dog, won the 2025 Hero Dog Award for comforting children and families after the Covenant School shooting and continues to support students in retirement, symbolizing resilience, compassion and the healing power of rescue animals.
A first-of-its-kind King’s College London study found that successful root canal treatment lowers inflammation, improves blood sugar control and enhances cholesterol levels, showing that treating dental infections may significantly reduce risks for heart disease and diabetes and highlighting the deep connection between oral and overall health.
Colombia announced it will ban all new oil and mining projects across its Amazon region, an area about the size of Sweden, committing to protect forests, rivers and biodiversity and urging other South American countries to join in safeguarding the broader Amazon biome.
A major study in France found early signs of bird recovery, with insect-eating species increasing after the EU banned neonicotinoid pesticides in 2018, suggesting the ban is helping wildlife rebound even though researchers caution that other environmental factors may also play a role.
